Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-28
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COW.
PLAlNrS.
Charges Of a Patent Car MAN Against
Fkfty.five Western RailrOads-OtheF
Matters.

Charges Of a Patent Car MAN Against
Eifty.five Western RailrOads-Oahe
Matters.
The Interstate Commission. to-day, received,
through Doubleday and Bliss, OF this city, a sworn
complaint OF John W. Street. owner OF patent caI
for transporting live stock, known streets sta
BILE Car Line" against the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Atlantic and Pacific, and NIFTY three other
railroad companies OF the West. The complaint is
that the nifty nve railroads named did the 3Oth
or last April In violation OF the laws OF the United
states, agree and combine together 10 prevent Just
and proper competitor In the carrying OF live
stock over their lines OF railway; that these rail-
roads not only refused TO provide proper cars for
transporting live stock, but charged shippers un-
reasonable and extortionate rates; that these
roads made undue and unjust discrimination
against the class or freight known "live stock
that the roads named formed pool for division Of
business among them respectively, and refused TO
receive and interchange cars carrying live stock
that the railroads named Disseminated against
complainants' cars by refusing TO receive Trans
port them; that complainant has built a large
number OF these cars and he seeks the interposi-
ton OF the Commission TO compel the railroads 70
haul them. mass OF flgures and statistics II
submitted 70 show that the method OF transport
ing live stock In common stock cars fs tnhuinan,
and that such stock ought TO be Transported IN the
No action has been taken upon the complaint
as the Commission does not meet on SATURDAYS
but devote that day 70 their correspondence. At
the frst meeting, next Tuesday, the matter may be
taken up, but one OF the Commissioners inrtmated
to STAR reported that it seemed TO be q question
as to which OF certain livestock cars should be
used and that was hardly q matter Tor the Com
mission TO determine.
cRIrIcIsIHG CONGRESS.
EP. Stahlman, third e-president OF the Louis
Vile and Nashville Railroad, appeared before the
Commission yesterday. He maintained that the
fourth section OF the law ought be suspended az
points wnere the road had TO meet water COM
retftfon In answer TO some OF Mr. Stahlman's
CRITICISMS OF the law Chairman Cooley said the
peOple must have wanted it or Congress would not
have passed It. Mr. Stahlman reflected upon the
spirit that animated Congress Ia passing the law,
whereupop Commissioner Bragg Interrupted him
TO say that such reflections upon the Intelligence
OF Congress were not In place. and the remarks
were lacking in the respect que 10 the supreme
the point was well taken, and concluded his arYu-
ment without further incident.
The Commission has received q petition nom
the missouri and Illinois Tie and Lumber Co., OF
Cape 0frardeau, No., charging the Cape (iirardean
and southwestern Railroad co. with d1scr1minAS.
Ing against them In favor OF X. j. Mass cOmpeth.
tor In the matter OF furnishing for the trans.
poftattOn OF Ces and lumber to such a degree =
10 give Mass q complete monopoly OF the ralIrosd
de and lumber business on the line u the q.
fendantB road
The wholesale Grocers' Association OF 81 Lou,.
has entered formal complaint chafgfng tie
Missouri Pact1c with Discrimination. The charRes
afege conspiracy on the part OF the Missouri
Pac1nc ana other lines 70 charge parties outside
the state less for transportation than tho
within. Other charges set form other ev1deoO01
q Discrimination.